Illya Marchenko and Lorenzo Giustino will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Sofia Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on SOFIA HALL 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Illya Marchenko who should win in 2 sets.
Illya Marchenko -> 1.222
Lorenzo Giustino -> 3.92
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Prediction and head to head Illya Marchenko vs. Lorenzo Giustino
This will be the 3rd time that Illya Marchenko and Lorenzo Giustino face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Marchenko (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Marchenko won 7-5 7-6(2) in the qualifications in at the Wimbledon back in 2021.
Illya Marchenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 8-22 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 42-22 | 17-5 | 6-6 | 18-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-25 | 9-10 | 3-4 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-28 | 5-7 | 2-5 | 26-12 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 210, Illya will start his run in Sofia after he played his last match in the Bergamo Challenger where he lost 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5 to Ilkel in the 1st round on the 31st of October.
Marchenko has an overall 41-21 win-loss record in 2023, 17-9 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Salinas Challenger where he beat Matija Pecotic in the final 6-4 6-4 and the Hamburg Challenger where he defeated Dennis Novak in the final 6-2 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Illya has an overall 588-426 record. He has a positive 226-128 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in Sofia
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
Lorenzo Giustino
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58-32 | 9-5 | 47-23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 56-33 | 7-5 | 47-23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-38 | 14-16 | 10-19 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-37 | 3-5 | 19-26 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-39 | 3-8 | 14-26 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 274, the Italian will start his run in Sofia after he played his last match in the Shenzhen 2 Challenger where he lost 6-3 3-6 6-3
to Kovacevic in the quarter on the 20th of October.Giustino has an aggregate 27-35 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
The Italian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Francavilla Challenger.
In terms of his career, The Italian has an overall 441-380 record. He has a negative 35-39 record on indoor hard courts.
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Illya MarchenkoMarchenko (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Vitaliy SachkoSachko – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran – Alexander DonskiDonski (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Alexander ErlerErler (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – Francesco PassaroPassaro (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy (0-0) – H2H and prediction